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KellyH wrote:
If you got him from a no-kill shelter, which I think you said you did, then return him. There's obviously something going on that is beyond your capabilities to deal with. Just curious, where are you? We're in Western MA. The shelter said they'd take him back and "give me a credit towards a different cat." As if I want another cat. Cat ****, cat ****, cat dashing out the doors (he's an indoor cat, dammit) and having to be chased... I've spent uncounted amounts of money on trying different kitty litters, I've gotten him neutered and gotten all his shots, I've bought food and toys and litter boxes (he has three) and spend significant amounts of every day cleaning up after him. (He also throws up about once a week but I recall our former cat doing that, too.) And was does this cat give us in return? My husband says we should keep him because the kids and dog are attached to him. He says, (and I'll quote) "I don't mind cleaning up cat ****." Please note that in two months he's cleaned it up three times. I've done about 40 times. Plus I clean all three litter boxes and wipe the diarhea off the walls and clean up the puke. My daughter is the primary cat lover in the family (I would have said I liked cats, too, before this one) and she's out of town for the week. I hate to return him without giving her a chance to plead for his life. Someone else said it earlier: there's a cat out there who's going to be put to death that deserves it a lot less than this one. But at this point I'd have to be talked into even getting another cat ever again. (This was my third cat and the only one that's ever made me feel this way.) He's meowing loudly in the laundry-room right now. I feel like I've got an autistic foster child in the house. Dally |
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KellyH wrote:
"Dally" wrote in message We had to go away for nearly two weeks. I paid $110 for him to have three visits a day. I confined him to a small room with his litter box and closed off the bathroom he always evacuates his bowels in. (Can I please say "****" now?) I got four urgent phone calls about his bowel movements, but not because he had gone where he wasn't supposed to, but because he had spraying diarhea. (I came back and washed the crap off of the walls when I got home. He is such an incredibly disgusting foul cat!) He may have been stressed about the confinement and everyone being gone. Actually, I think he got access to a houseplant he shouldn't have been eating. He likes to chomp on the asparagus fern, jade tree and philodendren. They appear to give him the runs. I meant to remove all the houseplants, but a jade tree was accidently left in a room he had access to for part of the time we were gone. (When I realized it I had the pet-sitter move it... one of four phone calls I had from the pet-sitter about this damn cat while we were on vacation.) But he may have minded everyone being gone. He's a cat that is particularly interested in hanging out where we are, which I like. He doesn't like to be alone. (This is markedly different from my last cat who couldn't care less if we were around.) That's why I paid petsitters for so many visits. Dally |
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KellyH wrote:
"Dally" wrote in message We had to go away for nearly two weeks. I paid $110 for him to have three visits a day. I confined him to a small room with his litter box and closed off the bathroom he always evacuates his bowels in. (Can I please say "****" now?) I got four urgent phone calls about his bowel movements, but not because he had gone where he wasn't supposed to, but because he had spraying diarhea. (I came back and washed the crap off of the walls when I got home. He is such an incredibly disgusting foul cat!) He may have been stressed about the confinement and everyone being gone. Actually, I think he got access to a houseplant he shouldn't have been eating. He likes to chomp on the asparagus fern, jade tree and philodendren. They appear to give him the runs. I meant to remove all the houseplants, but a jade tree was accidently left in a room he had access to for part of the time we were gone. (When I realized it I had the pet-sitter move it... one of four phone calls I had from the pet-sitter about this damn cat while we were on vacation.) But he may have minded everyone being gone. He's a cat that is particularly interested in hanging out where we are, which I like. He doesn't like to be alone. (This is markedly different from my last cat who couldn't care less if we were around.) That's why I paid petsitters for so many visits. Dally |
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Cheryl wrote:
In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Dally artfully composed this message within on 07 Jul 2004: Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the shelter? Because, Dally, he will be put to death. If you can live with that, it certainly is your choice, I guess. That definitely weighs heavily on me. In these two months, your household is probably way too hostile for him now. I had to think about your accusation that the house might be too hostile. We don't mistreat him in anyway. He's quite a nice cat - affectionate, purrs easily, gets along well with everybody, enjoys everybody's company (including our dog)... that's why we didn't return him the first day. Or the first month. Or the second month. But I'm not willing to live with cat **** every day. It's not HIM, it's his behavior that I object to. I can distinguish. No offense meant, because I'm not so sure how I'd react; I've never had a cat with incontenence problems yet. No offense taken. I think maybe if I didn't run a professional business from my home (and hence try to keep the powder-room presentable for client-use) I wouldn't be so uptight about this. But even if it were just me and my family, I never wanted to be one of those houses that you walk into and find that it stinks to high heaven of pet ****. We're currently successful pet owners of a dog (who has her Cannine Good Citizen award), a parakeet, a gecko lizard, and an aquarium that has been going for 10 years now. Our family cat passed away in February. It's not like I've never dealt with pet issues before. I'm stunned that this has me so flummoxed. Dally |
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Cheryl wrote:
In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Dally artfully composed this message within on 07 Jul 2004: Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the shelter? Because, Dally, he will be put to death. If you can live with that, it certainly is your choice, I guess. That definitely weighs heavily on me. In these two months, your household is probably way too hostile for him now. I had to think about your accusation that the house might be too hostile. We don't mistreat him in anyway. He's quite a nice cat - affectionate, purrs easily, gets along well with everybody, enjoys everybody's company (including our dog)... that's why we didn't return him the first day. Or the first month. Or the second month. But I'm not willing to live with cat **** every day. It's not HIM, it's his behavior that I object to. I can distinguish. No offense meant, because I'm not so sure how I'd react; I've never had a cat with incontenence problems yet. No offense taken. I think maybe if I didn't run a professional business from my home (and hence try to keep the powder-room presentable for client-use) I wouldn't be so uptight about this. But even if it were just me and my family, I never wanted to be one of those houses that you walk into and find that it stinks to high heaven of pet ****. We're currently successful pet owners of a dog (who has her Cannine Good Citizen award), a parakeet, a gecko lizard, and an aquarium that has been going for 10 years now. Our family cat passed away in February. It's not like I've never dealt with pet issues before. I'm stunned that this has me so flummoxed. Dally |
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"Dally" wrote : He is such an incredibly disgusting foul cat!) It really does sound like it. And you have done your best. Yes, I would take him back to the shelter--if it is "no kill," I would have no qualms about it. Loving cats does not mean that you have to live with filth. |
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"Dally" wrote : He is such an incredibly disgusting foul cat!) It really does sound like it. And you have done your best. Yes, I would take him back to the shelter--if it is "no kill," I would have no qualms about it. Loving cats does not mean that you have to live with filth. |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Dally
artfully composed this message within on 07 Jul 2004: In these two months, your household is probably way too hostile for him now. I had to think about your accusation that the house might be too hostile. We don't mistreat him in anyway. He's quite a nice cat - affectionate, purrs easily, gets along well with everybody, enjoys everybody's company (including our dog)... that's why we didn't return him the first day. Or the first month. Or the second month. But I'm not willing to live with cat **** every day. It's not HIM, it's his behavior that I object to. I can distinguish. My first thought was, if you have to deal with cat **** daily like you are, how are you reacting? If you react in an angry manner, or even if you think you don't but ****ty Kitty is picking up on negativity, that is what I meant by hostile. Seriously, you can't help but act a certain way, particularly if you are posting here at your wits end. Read Megan's email. She can probably help. You're going to make your own decision based on what you can handle, anyway, so it can't hurt to go see some suggestions. Best wishes and purrs to you all. -- Cheryl |
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